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All issues Volume 59 / No 5 (September-October 2025) ESAIM: M2AN, 59 5 (2025) 2515-2556 References
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ESAIM: M2AN
Volume 59, Number 5, September-October 2025
Page(s) 2515 - 2556
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/m2an/2025067
Published online 17 September 2025
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